Land and Infrastructure Development

Working with the landscape

Bligh Tanner’s civil engineering expertise supports major urban infrastructure, essential to the economic development of our communities. This work includes engineering for major road and rail projects, development of port facilities, and building projects for schools, hospitals and commercial developments.

We are committed to sustainable land development, integrating essential engineering infrastructure with the urban and natural environments. Our approach involves working with the landscape, rather than against it. Combining experience in town planning, environmental and civil engineering, we provide a service that balances the myriad urban living, planning and development challenges.

Our skill set covers all aspects of civil engineering, planning and design for community infrastructure covering transport, building construction and land development for public and private clients.

Bunnings Warehouse Toowoomba External Roadworks

Bligh Tanner was engaged by Bunnings to develop concept and detailed designs and obtain authority approvals required for the external road upgrade works and utility diversions associated with new Bunnings in Toowoomba.

Located on a disused foundry, 0.5km from Toowoomba Town Centre, at the intersection of two major roads (one state and one Council controlled), near an existing rail crossing and involving substantial service relocations, the project had many stakeholders to satisfy. Those included Department of Transport and Main Roads, Toowoomba Regional Council, Queensland Rail, Translink, various service authorities (Ergon, Telstra, APA and NBN) as well as local residents, businesses and community.

The project included a substantial heritage aspect in the form of old brick buildings, Australia’s oldest timber truss, number of historical artefacts, even kerbs were considered of heritage value.

The video below shows a representation of the final design which was the result of intense consultation with the authorities. Special thanks to both Department of Transport and Main Roads and Toowoomba Regional Council for their input in the design process.

The project is planned to go to construction in the second quarter of 2016.

Projects

Testimonials

"You have normal engineers, and then you have Bligh Tanner. They enjoy being challenged. They are the “architect’s engineer”."

Shane ThompsonPrincipal, Shane Thompson Architects

"The benefit of working with Bligh Tanner is the attention you receive from their senior people and their continuity through the project. Their attitude, responsiveness and rigour of documentation, distinguishes them."

Mark RoehrsPrincipal, HASSELL

"Bligh Tanner's structural design processes ensured project cost and operational requirements were achieved while maintaining the Architect's aesthetic parameters for the buildings structural elements.
The department have found Bligh Tanner's project engineers to be professional and proactive at all stages of the procurement of the Gold Coast Sport and Leisure Centre and the Gold Coast Suns Administration and Training Facility."

Don HewittDirector Major Projects & Property

"I have been thoroughly impressed by Bligh Tanner's commitment to collaborating with multiple stakeholders during the delivery of the Advancing Queensland Schools programme of works. Bligh Tanners’s expertise in education work has proven to add value toward successfully addressing DET Standards and quickly resolving technical issues in a coordinated manner. Bligh Tanner’s easy to read 2D and 3D documentation allowed for high levels of collaboration among stakeholder’s, quick identification of value-for-money solutions and achievement of the project objectives on time."

Dan EverettDirector, EVERETT Property Development Management

"Since 2013 we have been working with Bligh Tanner on a variety of projects. They are our now our first point of call for all Structural matters.
The Bligh Tanner team have always demonstrated an understanding of the challenges associated with retail projects. They have been flexible, and have proved a willingness to work with the whole project team to find the best outcome for the project."